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abate*
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to
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abdicate
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to
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aberrant
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abnormal
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abeyance
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suspended
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abject
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utterly
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abjure
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to
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ablution
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act
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abrogate
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to
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abscond*
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depart
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abstemious*
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sparing
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abstruse
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hard
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accretion
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an
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acerbic
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sour
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acquiesce
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to
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acrid
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sharp
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acrimonious
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caustic,
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adjoin*
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to
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adjure
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to
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admonish
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to
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adulterate*
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to
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adventitious
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accidental
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aesthetic
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artistic;
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affable
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friendly,
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aggrandize
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to
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aggregate
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gather;
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alacrity
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cheerful
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alleviate
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relieve
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altruist
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a
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amalgamate
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combine;
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amatory
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of
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ambiguous
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unclear
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ambivalence
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the
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ameliorate
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to
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amity
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friendship;
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anachronism*
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something
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analogous
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comparable
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anarchy
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absence
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androgen
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any
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androgynous
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being
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animus
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hostile
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anomalous
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abnormal;
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antipathy*
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aversion;
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apartheid
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any
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apathy*
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lack
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apogee
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the
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apostasy*
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renunciation
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apotheosis
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glorification,
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appease
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pacify
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apprise
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inform
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approbation*
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approval;
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appropriate
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acquire;
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arduous
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hard;
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arrogate
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to
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artless
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without
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ascetic
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practicing
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assiduous*
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diligent,
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assuage
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to
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atrophy
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to
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attenuate
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make
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audacious
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daring;
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austere*
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forbiddingly
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autonomous*
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self-governing;
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aver*
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assert
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avocation
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something
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banal
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boring;
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belie
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contradict;
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belligerent
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warlike,
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bemoan
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to
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beneficent
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kindly;
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benevolent
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desiring
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benign
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having
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bilateral
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pertaining
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bolster
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support;
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bombastic*
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pompous
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boorish
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rude;
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burgeon
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grow
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burnish
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make
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buttress
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support;
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capitulate
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to
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capricious*
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unpredictable;
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castigate*
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to
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catalyst
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agent
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caustic
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burning;
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chicanery*
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trickery;
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circuitous
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roundabout,
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circumambulate
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to
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circumscribe
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to
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circumspect
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watchful
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coagulate
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thicken;
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coda
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concluding
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cogent*
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convincing
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commensurate
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corresponding
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compendium
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brief,
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complacent
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self-satisfied,
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complaisant*
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trying
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compliant
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yielding;
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compunction
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a
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concentric
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having
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conciliate
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to
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conciliatory
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reconciling;
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condone
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overlook;
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conflagration
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a
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confluence
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merging
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confound
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confuse;
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congenital
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existing
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connoisseur
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person
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contention
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claim;
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contentious
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quarrelsome
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contravene
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to
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contrite
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feeling
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conundrum
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riddle;
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convalescent
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recovering
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converge
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approach;
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convoke
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to
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convoluted*
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intricate
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corroborate
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to
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craven
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cowardly
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credulous*
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too
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cursory
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going
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daunt
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intimidate;
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decadent
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decaying;
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decorum
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propriety;
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default
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failure
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deference*
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respect;
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deferential
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respectful;
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deign
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to
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delineate
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portray;
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delude
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to
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denigrate
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blacken
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deride
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ridicule;
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derision
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contemptuous
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derivative
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unoriginal;
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desiccate*
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to
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desultory*
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aimless;
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deterrent
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something
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diatribe
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bitter
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dichotomy*
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split;
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diffident*
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lacking
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diffuse*
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to
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digression
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wandering
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dilatory*
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inclined
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dilettante
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someone
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dirge
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lament
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disabuse*
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correct
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discerning
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mentally
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discordant
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not
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discredit
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defame;
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discrepancy
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lack
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discrete
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separate;
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disingenuous
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lacking
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disinterested
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unprejudiced
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disjointed
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lacking
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dismiss
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eliminate
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disparage
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belittle
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disparate
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fundamentally
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disport
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to
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disquiet
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a
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dissemble*
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disguise;
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disseminate*
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distribute;
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dissolution
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disintegration;
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dissonance
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discord;
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distend
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to
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distill
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purify;
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diverge
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vary;
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divest
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strip;
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doctrine
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a
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document
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provide
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dogma
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a
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dogmatic*
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opinionated;
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doleful
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sorrowful,
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dormant
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sleeping;
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dour
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sullen,
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dupe*
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to
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duplicity
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deceitfulness
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dystrophy
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faulty
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ebullient
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showing
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eclectic*
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selective;
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efficacy*
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effectiveness
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effigy
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a
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effluence
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flowing
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effrontery
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impudence;
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elegy*
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a
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elicit
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draw
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elocution
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art
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embellish
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adorn;
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empathy
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the
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empirical
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based
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emulate
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imitate;
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endemic
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prevailing
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enervate*
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weaken;
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engender*
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to
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enhance
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increase;
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enigma
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a
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ephemeral*
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short-lived;
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epigram
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a
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epithet
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a
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equanimity
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calmness
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equivocate*
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lie;
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erudite*
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learned,
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esoteric*
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hard
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estimable
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admirable
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eugenics
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improvement
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eulogy*
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expression
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euphemism
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an
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euphony
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pleasantness
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exacerbate*
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worsen;
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exculpate*
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to
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execrable
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abominable
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exigency
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urgent
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exigent
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urgent;
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expound
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to
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extrapolation
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projection;
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exult
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to
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facetious
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joking
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facilitate
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help
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fallacious
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false;
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fatuous
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brainless;
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fawning*
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trying
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felicitous
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apt;
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fervor
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glowing
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fiduciary
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of
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flag
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droop;
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fledgling
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inexperienced
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flout
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reject;
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foment*
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to
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forestall*
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prevent
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fractious
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irritable,
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frugality
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thrifty;
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fusillade
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continuous
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futile
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useless;
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gainsay
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deny
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garrulous
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loquacious;
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goad
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urge
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gouge
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overcharge
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grandiloquent*
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pompous
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gregarious
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sociable
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guile
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deceit
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guileless
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without
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gullible
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easily
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harangue
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long,
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heterodox
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different
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heterogeneous
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of
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homogeneous
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of
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hyperbole
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exaggeration;
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hypocritical
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affecting
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iconoclast*
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one
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idolatry
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worship
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immutable
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unchangeable
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impair
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injure;
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impassive*
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without
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impede
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hinder;
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impermeable
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impervious;
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imperturbable
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calm;
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impervious*
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impenetrable;
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impetuous*
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quick
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implacable
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incapable
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implicit
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understood
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implode
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burst
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importune
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to
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impugn
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to
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inadvertently
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unintentionally;
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inamorata
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a
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inchoate*
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not
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incongruity
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lack
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inconsequential
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insignificant;
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incorporate
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introduce
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inculpate
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to
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incursion
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a
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indeterminate
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uncertain;
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indigence
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poverty
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indigent
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experiencing
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indoctrinate
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to
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indolence*
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state
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induce
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to
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ineffable
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too
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inert
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inactive;
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infusion
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liquid
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ingenuous*
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naive
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inherent
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firmly
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inimical
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hostile,
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innocuous
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harmless
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insensate
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without
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insensible
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unconscious;
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insidious
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intended
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insinuate
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hint;
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insipid*
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lacking
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insolent
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boldly
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insularity
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narrow-mindedness;
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interloper
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someone
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intractable
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unruly;
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intransigence
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refusal
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intransigent*
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refusing
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inundate
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overwhelm;
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inured
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accustomed;
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invective*
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of,
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irascible*
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irritable;
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irresolute
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uncertain
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itinerary
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plan
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laconic
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brief
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lassitude
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languor;
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latent
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potential
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laud
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praise
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lethargic
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drowsy;
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levee
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earth
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levity
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lack
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litigate
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to
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log
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record
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loquacious
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talkative
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lucid
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easily
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luminous
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shining;
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magnanimity
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generosity
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magnanimous
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generous
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magnate
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a
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maladroit
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clumsy,
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malevolent
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characterized
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malfeasance
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misconduct
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malign
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to
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malinger
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to
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malingerer
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one
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malleable
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capable
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maverick
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rebel;
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maxim
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an
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mendacious
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lying;
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metamorphosis
|
change
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meticulous
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excessively
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minatory
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menacing,
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misanthrope*
|
one
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miscegenation
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interbreeding
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mitigate*
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to
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mollify*
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to
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morose
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ill-humored;
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mundane
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worldly
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nascent
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starting
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negate
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cancel
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neophyte*
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recent
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obdurate
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stubborn,
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obfuscate
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to
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oblique
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having
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obsequious*
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overly
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obsolescent
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becoming
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obstreperous
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noisily
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obtuse
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not
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obviate
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to
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occlude
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to
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officious
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meddlesome;
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omnivorous
|
eating
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onerous*
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troublesome
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opprobrium*
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public
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oscillate
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vibrate;
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ostentatious
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showy;
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panegyric
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formal
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panoply
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a
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paragon*
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model
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partisan
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one-sided;
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pathogenic
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causing
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pathological
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pertaining
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paucity*
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smallness
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pedantic
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showing
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penchant
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strong
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penury
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severe
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percipient
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having
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perennial
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something
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perfidious*
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treacherous;
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perfidious
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willing
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perfunctory*
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superficial;
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peripatetic
|
walking
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permeable
|
penetrable;
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permutation
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a
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perquisite
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a
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perspicacious
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having
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pertinacious
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resolute;
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pervasive
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spread
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petulant
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showing
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philanderer
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one
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philanthropy
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charity;
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philology
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the
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phlegmatic
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calm;
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piety
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devoutness;
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placate
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pacify;
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plasticity
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ability
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platitude
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trite
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plethora*
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excess;
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plummet
|
fall
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porous
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full
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pragmatic
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practical
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preamble
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introductory
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precarious
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uncertain;
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precept
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a
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precipitate
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n.
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precipitate
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adj.
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preclude
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to
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precocious
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unusually
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precursor
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forerunner
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predilection
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preference,
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prescient
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having
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presentiment
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a
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presumptuous
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arrogant;
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prevaricate*
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to
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pristine
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characteristic
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probity*
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honesty;
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problematic
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doubtful;
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prodigal*
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lavish;
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profound
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deep;
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prohibitive
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tending
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proliferate*
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grow
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promulgate
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to
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propensity
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natural
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propitiate*
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to
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propound
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to
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propriety*
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correct
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proscribe*
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to
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proselytize
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to
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protract
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to
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provident
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having
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prudence
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wisdom,
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puerile
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childish,
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pugnacious
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to
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punctilious
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strict
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pungent
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stinging;
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pusillanimous
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lacking
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qualified
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limited;
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querulous
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full
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quibble
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minor
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quiescence
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n.
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quiescent*
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adj.
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rarefied
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made
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recalcitrant
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obstinately
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recant
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disclaim
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recluse
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hermit;
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recondite
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abstruse;
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recumbent
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lying
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refractory*
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stubborn;
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refute
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disprove
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rejoinder
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to
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relegate
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banish
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remonstrate
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to
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reprehensible
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deserving
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reprisals
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retaliation
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reproach
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express
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reprobate*
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person
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repudiate*
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disown;
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rescind
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cancel
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resolution
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n.
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resolve
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v.
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reticent*
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silent;
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reverent
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respectful;
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revile
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to
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sage
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person
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salient
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prominent
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salubrious
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conducive
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sanction
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approve;
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satiate
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satisfy
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saturate
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soak
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savor
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enjoy;
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secrete
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hide
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sedition
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incitement
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shard
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a
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skeptic
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doubter;
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sociopath
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a
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solicitous
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worried;
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soporific*
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sleep-causing;
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specious*
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having
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spectrum
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colored
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sporadic
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occurring
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stigma*
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a
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stint
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to
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stipulate
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to
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stolid*
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dull;
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striated
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marked
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strut
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pompous
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subjugate
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to
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subpoena
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a
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subside
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settle
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substantiate
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establish
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subterfuge
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an
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supercilious
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arrogant,
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supersede
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cause
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supplicate
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to
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supposition
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hypothesis;
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tacit
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understood;
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taciturn
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silent,
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tangential
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peripheral;
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tenable
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capable
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tenacious
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holding
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tendentious
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marked
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tenuous
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thin;
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tirade
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extended
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torpor*
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lethargy;
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tortuous
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winding;
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tractable*
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docile;
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transcendent
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going
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transgression
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violation
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truculence
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aggressiveness;
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unconscionable
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not
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vacillate
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waver;
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venerate
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revere
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veracious*
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truthful
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veracity
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filled
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verbose
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wordy
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verisimilitude
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the
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verity
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truthfulness
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viable
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practical
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vicarious
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performed,
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vilify
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to
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viscous
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sticky,
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vituperative
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adj.
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vociferous
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crying
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volatile
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changeable;
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volition
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free
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voracious
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having
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warranted
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justified;
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wary
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very
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welter
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turmoil;
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whimsical
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capricious;
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zealot
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fanatic;
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